Amazon Announces the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in the US

Amazon is gearing up for Valentine’s Day and has unveiled its annual list of the 20 most romantic cities in the United States! This year the company found Knoxville, Tennessee to be the winner based on the companies data. Last year Alexandria, VA was the winner and this year they fell back to second place! Amazon’s equation for finding the most romantic city in America by compiling sales data of romance novels and relationship books, romantic comedy movies, a collection of romantic music from Dean Martin, Barry White, Luther Vandross, Maxwell and Miguel); along with sexual wellness products. Only cities with over 100,000 people were eligible.

The top 20 most romantic cities in the US are:

1. Knoxville, Tenn.

11. Round Rock, Texas

2. Alexandria, Va.

12. Clearwater, Fla.

3. Miami, Fla.

13. Las Vegas, Nev.

4. Orlando, Fla.

14. Salem, Ore.

5. Cincinnati, Ohio

15. Erie, Pa.

6. Vancouver, Wash.

16. Everett, Wash.

7. Dayton, Ohio

17. Rochester, N.Y.

8. Murfreesboro, Tenn.

18. Clarksville, Tenn.

9. Columbia, S.C.

19. Tallahassee, Fla.

10. Pittsburgh, Pa.

20. Billings, Mont.

“With 50 Great American Love Stories, we wanted to pay tribute to all the ways love shapes our lives,” said Sara Nelson, Editorial Director of Books and Kindle at Amazon.com. “From novels of romance and consuming passion, to twisted tales of love gone wrong, to portrayals of the complicated bonds between family and friends, these books are all, one way or another, about love.”